Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Collectible Coins & Currency
The Google product category ID for Collectible Coins & Currency is 217. It sits under Collectibles and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
Collectible Coins & Currency217
Collectible Banknotes543607Collectible Coins543606- Category ID
- 217
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Collectibles
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Collectible Coins & Currency is third largest of the 11 categories under Collectibles, with 2 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Collectible Coins & CurrencyCollectible Banknotes
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Collectible Banknotes (543607) on level 5: Collectible Coins & Currency › Collectible Banknotes. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale Models | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Coins & Currency — this page | 217 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rocks & Fossils | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postage Stamps | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Weapons | 220 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Seal Stamps | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autographs | 3599 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sports Collectibles | 3865 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Vintage Advertisements | 3893 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scale Model Accessories | 6000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Trading Cards | 6997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (217) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Collectible Coins & Currency"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 2 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 217 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Collectible Coins & Currency |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 217, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Collectible Coins & Currency
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Collectible Coins & Currency continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Collectible Coins & Currency
What is the Google product category ID for Collectible Coins & Currency?
217. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Collectible Coins & Currency", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Collectible Coins & Currency or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Collectible Coins & Currency has 2 directly below it, starting with Collectible Banknotes (543607), Collectible Coins (543606), and 2 in total further down. 217 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Collectible Coins & Currency sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Collectibles (216). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Collectibles → Collectible Coins & Currency. If your product does not belong under Collectibles, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Collectible Coins & Currency is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Collectibles first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Autographs (3599), Collectible Trading Cards (6997), Collectible Weapons (220), Postage Stamps (219), Rocks & Fossils (218), Scale Model Accessories (6000), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Collectibles (216) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Collectible Coins & Currency?
1 level more. The longest route down from Collectible Coins & Currency is Collectible Coins & Currency > Collectible Banknotes, ending at Collectible Banknotes (543607) on level 5. Not every branch below Collectible Coins & Currency runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Collectible Coins & Currency compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 2 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Collectible Coins & Currency and Collectible Trading Cards?
They sit side by side under Collectibles and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Collectible Coins & Currency is 217; Collectible Trading Cards is 6997. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Collectible Coins & Currency" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Collectible Trading Cards" before you submit.
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